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I enjoyed rooting for the Chiefs this year with Alex as the QB.

The last 3 Chiefs losses, TB, Tenn, Pitt, ended with thinking that the Chiefs would probably win if the defense made a stop, and that in the TB and Pitt games, I would not only have been hopeful that the Chiefs would drive for a winning FG, i would have been confident.

A lot of Alex Smith critics are guys that were never even close to being a good football player themselves. The dude had a great year helping the team win.

I have to admit that for 2013 and 2014, I always felt that Alex could lead a drive for a winning FG, but I doubted that he could lead a drive for a winning TD.

Hell, this year he has near perfect 4th quarter and OT to win opener vs. Chargers. He leads a OT forcing TD plus 2 pt. conversion at Denver against a very good defense. He makes the plays to kill the clock in Atlanta on the road against a Super Bowl team.

Against Tenn, Andy Reid did not call a pass to try to make the first down and the defense was too soft to kill the clock, so that is not on Alex.

Against Pitt, the dude ties the game only to have the ref be fooled into calling holding on Fisher when Harrison slips and falls down and then the Defense does not get the stop that would have forced Pitt to punt.

If Pitt had punted and Alex sh*t his pants instead of driving for a FG attempt, I could see some justification for this pizzing and moaning by people that were never good football players about Alex Smith.

But Alex had the best season for a Chiefs QB since Trent in 2005 or 2003, not even close.

Alex Smith is a top 3 all-time Chiefs QB. The dude is a winner. I have more confidence in him as Chiefs QB than I would have in most NFL starters. There are some that show more arm talent and more proven results, but not more than a half of dozen in either category.